President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda.
PUNCH Online had reported that Mama Yilwatda died on Sunday morning at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital at the age of 83.
In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the deceased as “a woman of virtue who lived a life dedicated to faith, service, and the uplifting of her community.”
He urged the APC Chairman to take solace in the legacy of his late mother.
“The President enjoins the APC Chairman to accept her death as the will of Almighty God and be consoled by the life of purpose his mother lived,” the statement read.
Tinubu also prayed for the repose of the soul of Mama Yilwatda and for strength for her family to bear the loss.
“President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of Mama Yilwatda and beseeches God to grant Prof. Yilwatda, the entire family and all those Mama left behind the strength to bear the loss,” the statement added.
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